“ At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. ” ― Barbara Bush
Contents ix • Introduction: Summation: 1986 • essay by Gardner Dozois1 • R & R • (1986) • novella by Lucius Shepard67 • Hatrack River • [The Alvin Maker Saga] • (1986) • novelette by Orson Scott Card91 • Strangers on Paradise • (
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